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The Cisco Kid offers an insider

Computerworld's James Cope recently spoke with John Chambers, the president and CEO of internetworking superstar Cisco Systems...

Lucent to cut 10,000 jobs, sell plants

Under the gun of analysts and investors, financially troubled Lucent Technologies Inc. Wednesday outlined an aggressive restructuring program that would cut 10,000 jobs and sell two plants. The massive program is intended to reduce expenses and to reverse eroding revenue.

Cisco shows big picture

Cisco Systems Inc., a company that often clouds business and technology initiatives in a veil of linguistic...

Companies form Bluetooth authority in Japan

In a move that signals broader acceptance of Bluetooth wireless technology as a global standard, three Japanese companies

Retail Web sites speedier, more reliable in 2000

Retail Web sites were perkier this holiday season than they were last year, according to tests conducted by Keynote Systems Inc., a San Mateo, Calif.-based firm that measures Web site performance.

Lucent warns of losses and restructuring

Lucent Technologies Inc. dumped more bad news on its users Thursday morning, warning that it expects to report a "significant" loss for the current quarter and disclosing that its revenue total for the previous three-month period is being reduced by US$679 million.

Cisco outlines strategy and tries to reassure analysts

Cisco Systems Inc. CEO John Chambers reassured an audience of 500 financial and industry analysts that the networking powerhouse is on track as it moves into 2001 despite the company

WorldCom announces restructuring

WorldCom Inc. announced major structural changes in the company earlier this month that involve creating two tracking stocks that would represent the two sectors of the company's business.

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